Why Single Stage to Orbit rockets SUCK. The wacky history and future maybes of SSTOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfc2Jg1gkKA Rockets are HUGE, complicated and expensive. As a matter of fact, the rocket that took humans to the moon, the Saturn 5, was 111 meters or 363 feet tall, and had more sep...

Planetary Assaults & Invasions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwzATXm9Oso We continue our look at Space Warfare by examining the notion of assaulting and invading planets. Often seen in fiction as vulnerable locations at the mercy of space-based weapons and fleets, we will see that they are far mo...

The design sequence should divorce solar panelling size and output from hull volume, and give a set amount per volume; it is of course at the moment very dependent on the output of the installed power plant, which can vary in price and output depending on technological level and customization. Havin...

It's like hit points, a general average. A clean hit could split a ship in two, retaining eighty percent (if divided) hull points. You could Swiss cheese the hull, and it would retain it's structural integrity. In the interests of the story and time, the Dungeon Master probably has to decide in adva...

1. The purpose of short range stun weapons for civilians is self defence; extend that, and it becomes offensive. 2. Bullets may get chipped; actually, I think it's almost certain they will. That will allow an electronic scan to identify the payload and the current legal owner. 3. Next up would be tr...

Spaceships: Hulls, Pop Up Turrets, and Double Hulls Popping a turret increases volume by a tonne; thought I think if should occupy more than two tonnes, since not only do you have to accound for the turret, but also for the machinery and the power cables and possibly telescoping missile rack. Anywa...

Spaceships: Accommodations and Sleeping pods on planes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfyD6N3BpiE Airbus recently filed a patent for a sleeping box system for its A350 and A380 aircrafts. The 31" x 31" beds would feature all the amenities of an airplane seat, but in a reclining bed. However, if yo...